Import Satellite Imagery and Terrain from Google Earth IN COLOR!

The Google Earth plugin  imports a black and
white satellite imagery into skecthup. This episode (#52) by the skecthup show shows how to import sattelite imagery and terrain from google earth in COLOUR. The Episode is a continuation of Episode #51.

Video can be viewed or downloaded from here.

Search for it in youtube..it could be uploaded. Last time I checked it wasn't available yet.

Browse the 3D Warehouse in Google Earth

You can browse 3D Warehouse models in Google Earth! Clicking this 3D Warehouse Community network link launches Google Earth and shows icons wherever geo-located models have been placed in the 3D Warehouse.

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Synchro: Your model in 4D

Synchro is a 4D (3D +
scheduling) application that allows you to create and see the
construction schedule of your project -- all at the same time. They've
created a plugin
for SketchUp and have full support for the SKP file format. The plugin
allows you to bring geometry from SketchUp into Synchro with a unique
ID attached to each component. This gives users the ability to make
changes in their SketchUp models and port those changes back to Synchro
while iterating on designs.

Below is a video representing the product in action provided by Construction Software Advice:

Via Sketchup Blog

15 Free Tools for Web-based Collaboration

In this article, you’ll find 15 free tools to help you facilitate remote/web-based collaboration.
Whether you need basic whiteboarding/brainstorming tools or
fully-featured project management applications – you should be able to
find a tool or two that’s worth checking out.

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3D Warehouse - now with 3D maps

You can now view 3dmodels in google 3d model maps using the Google Earth Plugin.

To see this in action, first find a geo-referenced model in the Google 3D Warehouse. Then, click on the Map tab and choose the Earth
map type (this plugin is currently only available on Windows). You'll
see the model load and the view change to focus on the 3D model - all
within the 3D Warehouse.

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Mixing Physical and Virtual Models: Augmented Reality

The movie above details 'MxR Architecture' - a mix of physical and virtual models together in a single interface.

Using Mixed Reality, virtual models can be superimposed over real
models in real-time, allowing the designer/user/client to make changes,
simulate sun angles, run agents studies, add components as well as
transition to a fully-immersive VR view at any time.

Produced by Daniel Belcher of the Design Machine Group at College of Architecture and Urban Planning.
University of Washington.

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Via Digital Urban

The Making of Photosynth

The video above looks at the making of Photosynth, its informative and provides a glimpse of where Photosynth is going.

Click here to Read More.

3D Printing from SketchUp

CADspan just released a plugin that allows for the generation of solid, 3D printable files directly from a Google SketchUp model. This software re-creates a model by "shrink-wrapping" it with one continuous mesh. The result is a single object, in STL file format, that is completely solid and ready-to-print.

Video Below shows how to use the plugin:

Via Sketchup Blog

Synth of Taj Mahal using photosynth

Just trying out the new photosynth application which is a great tool for architectural visualization.

Below is a synth created of taj mahal which can be viewed from every angle and in detail. Please note that you have to install a plugin to view this:

Revit 64-Bit Released

Autodesk has released the 64-Bit version of Revit and can be downloaded on the subscription website.

Benchmark results have also been made to show the improvement and what would be best for Revit users.

Below are the results which you need to download to view:




Via ARCHin3d

Augmented Space: Projecting onto Architecture

Pablo Valbuena's work featured above is taken from the TodaysArt Festival in The Hague.

Projected onto the side of City Hall the installation was entitled ‘Augmented Space’

Via Digital Urban

Photosynth A tool for Urban Visualisation

Photosynth is an application by Microsoft which can be used to for the visualization of architecture. Hidenori Watanave and students from Tokyo Metropolitan University have used it in such a way to create a 'synth' of the Nakagin Capsule Tower" by Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa:

Via Digital Urban

Google 3dwarehouse update

Google 3D Warehouse is used by a lot of people and has grown over time. It's new features has just been updated which includes a new sharing feature for communal collaboration of models.

You control who edits, views, or even downloads your model. If your
intentions are to collaborate, this feature provides that option. Privacy is also covered as well.


If you're itching to get started but not sure where to begin, try this out:

1. Visit one of your models in the 3D Warehouse, and click the "Share" link.
2. Invite a friend as a collaborator and select the option, "The owner must approve all changes to this model."
3. When your collaborator proposes a change you'll receive an email. Select the "History" link to see the "pending edit."
   
4. 
   If you like the changes, click on "Accept" and the model will be
   updated for everyone. Otherwise, click on "Reject" and hurt your
   collaborator's feelings.

Working with a collaborator is just one of the many unique features of the 3D Warehouse.






Via Google Sketchup Blog

Rapidshare Premium Link Generators

Rapidshare is the biggest online file sharing service used by almost everyone on the Internet.

Using the huge list of Rapidshare Premium Link Generators you will be able to use Rapidshare as a premium user. These sites generate premium download links which can be used without any limitations, even with a download manager.

1. RS Generator
2. RapidCheat
3. HelloRapid
4. Rapid Unblock
5. RS Dln
6. Rapid Lizard
7. RS Premium
8. Very Rapidshare
9. Rapid File
10. Rapid Loader
11. RS Fox
12. RS Findr
13. Mega DL
14. Premify RS
15. Rapidshare Pre
16. RapitShare

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See your building's energy performance on sketchup

Google SketchUp users now have greater access to free building performance simulation tools. IES (Integrated Environmental Solutions) has just released a free plugin, the IES VE SketchUp plugin (available for Windows only) that determines your building's energy use and carbon dioxide emissions. The plugin works within Google SketchUp 6 and connects with IES's analysis tools: VE-Ware (free), VE-Toolkits and the full Virtual Environment.

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Below is an overview of the plugin in use:

Via SketchUp Blog

Photosynth: View and Create 3D Panoramas

Recently Microsoft released the final version of its long-in-beta web application called Photosynth.

The application gives users the ability
to view and create 3D Panoramas and virtual tours. It takes a
collection of regular photographs and reconstructs the scene
in a 3-D environment.

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Via Sizlopedia

Google Lively: 3D Interactive Virtual World

Google just launched a 3D interactive online virtual world called Lively.

Google Lively basically allows users to interact socially in a much
more realistic manner than just leaving comments or text blurbs.

Lively is more likely build on the concept of Second Life which is the world’s most populated online 3D virtual world. However, Lively has some unique features which make it more fun.

Some of the most interesting features of Lively are:

• A Lively room can be embedded to any webpage/blog using an iFrame.
• No registration required. Just use Google account.
• There are multiple worlds e.g. super heroes, islands, fantasy etc.
• Runs right inside from the browser.
• Users can watch YouTube videos on Televisions inside rooms.
• Users can hug, shake hands, play games, chat and much more!

Do not Use Firefox 3 to Make Secure Payments Online

Firefox 3 is no doubt the most secure state-of-the-art browser that has some amazing security features.

But if you use Firefox 3 to make secure payments online using your credit card then you might want to consider switching to Internet Explorer and here is why!

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Herzog and de Meuron’s Spectacular Portsmouth Stadium

Some stunning pictures recently surfaced of Herzog and De Meuron’s latest oeuvre, a £600 million soccer stadium to be constructed in Portsmouth, England. In keeping with their Beijing Bird’s Nest, the venerable Swiss architects have created a striking 36,000 seat stadium that will include an exhibition center, housing, and a park. Envisioned as a shining waterfront beacon, the development will revitalize Horsea Island (a former landfill site) via an abundance of green spaces, a sustainable energy program, and a low-carbon emission scheme.

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next gene 20 promotion by squint opera

Below is a promotional video for a housing exposition in Taiwan by Squint Opera. 20 progressive modern houses will be built and open for touring, and an exhibition of the designs will tour the world. It's a great video presentation created by using a theme of an action movie.



Further info visit link below:
next gene 20 by squint opera

Via materialicious

Charlie Rose + Daniel Libeskind

Daniel Libeskind speaking to Charlie Rose:

Autodesk gives away FREE Video Camera!

The AutoCAD team wants to see and hear your stories! They’re giving away FREE Flip Video Cameras to selected people that have an AutoCAD story to tell. In return, they are just asking you to send them a couple of minutes of video (using your new camera) showing them your AutoCAD story. What kind of story? That’s up to you. Mostly, they want to hear how AutoCAD has changed your life, see some cool projects you designed with AutoCAD…that sort of thing. Be funny, be creative, or be inspiring. But mostly, just be you.

To request a camera, just send a note to autocad.video@autodesk.com. Be sure to include an overview of who you are, what you do, and a description of what you’d show in your video.

To read more click here and here.

Via Cad-a-blog

Dynamic Architecture to begin construction in Dubai

Dubai has garnered much attention in recent years with a never-ending supply of architectural wonders being built, or proposed, at a head spinning pace. Mostly these towering structures are grand and tall, but some are also green. We’ve covered many an ambitious Dubai skyscraper scheme here at Inhabitat, including David Fisher’s Rotating Tower, but there is new news from Fisher’s Dynamic Architecture firm. This self-sufficient, sun and wind powered design is making headlines once again as the Italian-Israeli architect has just unveiled the latest design for his twirling tower, and construction is set to begin this month!

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7 Modern Wonders of Green Technology: Conceptual and Actual Ecological Designs of the Future

Green architecture comes in many forms though lately it seems like these forms are stranger than ever. Urban skyscraper farms, Floating eco-cities, Glowing solar towers, Turbine-driven skyscrapers, Magnetically levitated wind collectors, Where does it end?! With all of these emerging green technologies it seemed an appropriate time to take a look at seven of the most amazing real and conceptual designs currently at the forefront of ecological innovation. These examples push the limits of ecological architecture and contemporary urban design discourse.

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Via CGArchitect

Have you Seen CADoogle?

You can search and view DWF files on the web all without installing a single application. 2D or 3D does not matter as CADoogle uses Autodesk Freewheel to display the views of DWF files in any Java supporting browser.

http://www.cadoogle.com/